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Copyright Course Technology 2001 1
Chapter 1:Introduction to Project
Management
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• IT Projects have a terrible track record– A 1995 Standish Group study (CHAOS) found that
only 16.2% of IT projects were successful and over 31% were canceled before completion, costing over $81 B in the U.S. alone
• The need for IT projects keeps increasing– In 1998, corporate America issued 200,000 new-start
application development projects– In 2000, there were 300,000 new IT projects, and– In 2001, over 500,000 new IT projects were started
Motivation for Studying Information Technology (IT) Project Management
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Advantages of Using Formal Project Management
• Better control of financial, physical, and human resources• Improved customer relations• Shorter development times• Lower costs• Higher quality and increased reliability• Higher profit margins• Improved productivity• Better internal coordination• Higher worker morale
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What Is a Project?• A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken
to accomplish a unique purpose
• Attributes of projects– unique purpose– temporary– require resources, often from various areas– should have a primary sponsor and/or customer– involve uncertainty
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Samples of IT Projects• Northwest Airlines developed a new reservation
system called ResNet (see chapters 11-16)• Many organizations upgrade hardware, software,
and networks via projects (see chapter 5 opening and closing case)
• Organizations develop new software or enhance existing systems to perform many business functions (see examples throughout the text)
• Note: “IT projects” refers to projects involving hardware, software, and networks
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The Triple Constraint
• Every project is constrained in different ways by its– Scope goals: What is the project trying to accomplish?– Time goals: How long should it take to complete?– Cost goals: What should it cost?
• It is the project manager’s duty to balance these three often competing goals
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Figure 1-1. The Triple Constraint of Project Management
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The 2001 Standish Group Report Showed Decided Improvement in IT Project Success
Rates From the 1995 Study
• Time overruns significantly decreased to 63% compared to 222%
• Cost overruns were down to 45% compared to 189%
• Required features and functions were up to 67% compared to 61%
• 78,000 U.S. projects were successful compared to 28,000
• 28% of IT projects succeeded compared to 16%
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Why the Improvements?
"The reasons for the increase in successful projects vary. First, the average cost of a project has been more than cut in half. Better tools have been created to monitor and control progress and better skilled project managers with better management processes are being used. The fact that there are processes is significant in itself.“*
The Standish Group, "CHAOS 2001: A Recipe for Success" (2001)
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What is Project Management?
Project management is “the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet project requirements” (PMI*, Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), 2000, p. 6)
*The Project Management Institute (PMI) is an international professional society. Their web site is www.pmi.org.
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Figure 1-2. Project Management Framework
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Project Stakeholders
• Stakeholders are the people involved in or affected by project activities
• Stakeholders include– the project sponsor and project team– support staff– customers– users– suppliers– opponents to the project
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9 Project Management Knowledge Areas
• Knowledge areas describe the key competencies that project managers must develop– 4 core knowledge areas lead to specific project objectives
(scope, time, cost, and quality)
– 4 facilitating knowledge areas are the means through which the project objectives are achieved (human resources, communication, risk, and procurement management
– 1 knowledge area (project integration management) affects and is affected by all of the other knowledge areas
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Project Management Tools and Techniques
• Project management tools and techniques assist project managers and their teams in various aspects of project management
• Some specific ones include– Project Charter and WBS (scope)– Gantt charts, network diagrams, critical path
analysis, critical chain scheduling (time)– Cost estimates and earned value management (cost)
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Sample WBS for Intranet Project in Chart Form
C oncept
D esign U ser Interfa ce
D esign Server Setup
D evelop ServerSupport Infra structure
W eb S iteD esign
D evelop Pa gesa nd L inks
D evelopFunctiona lity
C ontentMigra tion/Integra tion
T esting
W eb S iteD evelopm ent
R oll O ut Support
Intra net Project
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Figure 1-4. Sample Gantt Chart
The WBS is on the left, and each task’s start and finish dateare shown on the right using a calendar timescale.
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Figure 1-5. Sample Network Diagram
Each box is a project task from the WBS. Arrows show dependencies
between tasks. The bolded tasks are on the critical path. If any tasks on thecritical path take longer than planned, the whole project will slip unless something is done.
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BCWS or Cumulative Plan
ACWP or Cumulative Actual
BCWP or Cumulative EVBCWS
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BWCPSchedule Variance
Cost Variance
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Sample Earned Value Chart
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More Advantages of Project Management*
• Bosses, customers, and other stakeholders do not like surprises
• Good project management (PM) provides assurance and reduces risk
• PM provides the tools and environment to plan, monitor, track, and manage schedules, resources, costs, and quality
• PM provides a history or metrics base for future planning as well as good documentation
• Project members learn and grow by working in a cross-functional team environment
*Knutson, Joan, PM Network, December 1997, p. 13
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How Project Management (PM) Relates to Other Disciplines
• Much of the knowledge needed to manage projects is unique to PM
• However, project managers must also have knowledge and experience in– general management– the application area of the project
• Project managers must focus on meeting specific project objectives
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Figure 1-3. Project Management and Other Disciplines
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History of Project Management
• Modern project management began with the Manhattan Project, which the U.S. military led to develop the atomic bomb
• In 1917 Henry Gantt developed the Gantt chart as a tool for scheduling work in job shops
• In 1958, the Navy developed PERT charts• In the 1970s, the military began using project
management software, as did the construction industry
• By the 1990s, virtually every industry was using some form of project management
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The Project Management Profession
• A 1996 Fortune article called project management the “number one career choice”
• Professional societies like the Project Management Institute (PMI) have grown tremendously
• Average salaries for project managers are over $81,000
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Project Management Knowledge Continues to Grow and Mature
• PMI hosted their first research conference in June 2000 in Paris, France
• The PMBOK Guide – 2000 Edition is an ANSI standard
• PMI’s certification department earned ISO 9000 certification
• Hundreds of new books, articles, and presentations related to project management have been written in recent years
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Project Management Certification
• PMI provides certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP)
• A PMP has documented sufficient project experience, agreed to follow a code of ethics, and passed the PMP exam
• The number of people earning PMP certification is increasing quickly
• PMI and other organizations are offering new certification programs (see Appendix B)
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Figure 1-6. Growth in PMP Certification, 1993-2000
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Project Management Software
• By 2001, there were hundreds of different products to assist in performing project management
• Three main categories of tools:– Low-end tools: Handle single or smaller projects well, cost
under $200 per user
– Midrange tools: Handle multiple projects and users, cost $200-500 per user, Project 2000 most popular
– High-end tools: Also called enterprise project management software, often licensed on a per-user basis
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You Can Apply Project Management to Many Areas
• Project management applies to work as well as personal projects
• Project management applies to many different disciplines (IT, construction, finance, sports, event planning, etc.)
• Project management skills can help in everyday life
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